LILY I thought, after two years apart and weeks of build-up, that Connor would jump over me as soon as he had the chance. After all, he’d not been shy at all in our … previous encounters. He’d been sexy, playful, sometimes even very dominant, so of course I’d expected this time to be pretty much the same. I’d expected hunger, power, a fierce, burning desire, and a mating that would leave both of us breathless and in utter shock. Apparently, I was wrong. Connor kissed me slowly, taking his sweet time exploring my mouth and my body: his hands slowly moved from my face to my arms, and then to my waist, where he secured his hold and pulled me up. I immediately complied, wrapping my legs around his waist and gripping his hair to steady myself: a small moan escaped my mouth when the fri